Legislation
Date
Provision
Proclamation of 1763
1763
Set boundaries for western settlement
Sugar Act
1764
Lowered tax on sugar, molasses, and other products, but tightened customs enforcement
Stamp Act
1765
Taxed certain types of documents
Declaratory Act
1766
Stated that Great Britain had the right to tax the colonies
Townshend Acts
1767
Taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Tea Act
1773
Gave East India Tea Company the sole control of tea trade
“Intolerable” Acts
1774
Closed port of Boston
According to the chart, which British law directly punished the smallest group of people?
A.Proclamation of 1763
B. Declaratory Act
C.Intolerable Acts
D. Townshend Acts